BA Fine Art (Study Abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: ABB. Art and Design or a humanities subject would be considered desirable but not essential. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
About this course
BA Hons in Fine Art (Study Abroad), a fine art degree centred on contemporary art practices and theory. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Design & Creative Practice, Global & Comparative Perspective. Students spend the third year studying abroad at an international partner university and complete a final-year exhibition of practical work. The first year covers foundations through Contemporary Art Practices, Creative Attention, and Art Histories and Contexts. The second year builds on this with Expanded Art Practices, Art Theories and Contexts, and Creative Transformations. Optional modules across the course allow students to explore areas such as film theory, media, digital cultures, and writing. The final year centres on Advanced Art Practices and Writing for the Arts, culminating in a professional body of practical work for a degree show.
Modules
- Contemporary Art Practices
- Creative Attention
- Art Histories and Contexts
- Raw Materials of Performance
- Understanding Media and Culture
- Transformations in Digital Media
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- Expanded Art Practices
- Art Theories and Contexts
- Creative Transformations
- Writing Fiction
- Film Theory and Aesthetics
- Visual Cultures
- Digital Cultures
- American Literature
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- Employability, Purpose and Social Impact (Discovery module)
- Your Year Abroad
- Writing for the Arts
- Advanced Art Practices
- Global Film Genres
- Audiences, Fans and Participatory Cultures
- Literature and Environment
- Writing for the Arts (extended)
- Experimental Film Production
- The Making of Media and AI Futures
- Festival of the Future
- Queer Futures (Discovery module)
- People Power and Collective Action (Discovery module)
- Confronting the Climate Crisis (Discovery module)
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)